Dr. Chetney is a board-certified radiation oncologist with a special interest in minimizing radiation side effects to normal tissues and skin healing. He is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hiking and kayaking, as well as spending time with his cat, Theo Von, and Border Collie, Logan.

Rick Chetney, DVM, DACVR-RO Radiation Oncologist

Dr. Chetney earned his DVM degree from Kansas State, and completed a rotating small animal surgery and medicine internship at BluePearl Michigan Veterinary Specialists. Completion of a medical oncology specialty internship at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville followed. Dr. Chetney then worked for a year practicing emergency veterinary medicine at RIVER in Chattanooga before he returned to the University of Tennessee to complete a residency in radiation oncology.

As a board-certified veterinary radiation oncologist, Dr. Chetney is one of fewer than 100 specialists within his field in the world. He has a special interest in minimizing radiation side effects to normal tissues, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), and stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT/SRS/SBRT) for the treatment of internally located tumors. He was the first on-site veterinary radiation oncologist to employ the use of linear accelerator-based IMRT in eastern Pennsylvania, and has practiced previously in the use of strontium-90 brachytherapy.

Education:

Board-Certiﬁed in Radiation Oncology by the American College of Veterinary Radiology

Residency in Radiation Oncology – University of Tennessee in Knoxville